Best Time to Drive from Syosset to Yonkers

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Syosset to Yonkers by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	98	135	115	97	134	151	135	133	129	119	126	111	95	77	61	55
Tue	56	108	110	116	97	150	150	155	141	137	118	105	124	115	84	63	59
Wed	57	131	141	121	95	142	157	145	141	136	130	112	139	121	97	65	57
Thu	59	100	128	112	93	155	155	140	124	138	125	111	150	130	105	69	60
Fri	52	102	127	96	96	128	125	139	127	142	125	132	136	135	111	94	65
Sat	52	52	55	59	83	83	97	94	102	113	109	109	111	107	101	84	72
Sun	48	48	48	51	56	75	82	88	90	94	91	95	91	87	88	83	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Syosset to Yonkers (via I-495 West and I-95 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 139 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (21 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Syosset to central Yonkers along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Syosset to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Syosset to Yonkers?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 52 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 139 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Syosset to Yonkers?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	98	135	115	97	134	151	135	133	129	119	126	111	95	77	61	55
Tue	56	108	110	116	97	150	150	155	141	137	118	105	124	115	84	63	59
Wed	57	131	141	121	95	142	157	145	141	136	130	112	139	121	97	65	57
Thu	59	100	128	112	93	155	155	140	124	138	125	111	150	130	105	69	60
Fri	52	102	127	96	96	128	125	139	127	142	125	132	136	135	111	94	65
Sat	52	52	55	59	83	83	97	94	102	113	109	109	111	107	101	84	72
Sun	48	48	48	51	56	75	82	88	90	94	91	95	91	87	88	83	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	98	135	115	97	134	151	135	133	129	119	126	111	95	77	61	55
Tue	56	108	110	116	97	150	150	155	141	137	118	105	124	115	84	63	59
Wed	57	131	141	121	95	142	157	145	141	136	130	112	139	121	97	65	57
Thu	59	100	128	112	93	155	155	140	124	138	125	111	150	130	105	69	60
Fri	52	102	127	96	96	128	125	139	127	142	125	132	136	135	111	94	65
Sat	52	52	55	59	83	83	97	94	102	113	109	109	111	107	101	84	72
Sun	48	48	48	51	56	75	82	88	90	94	91	95	91	87	88	83	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	98	135	115	97	134	151	135	133	129	119	126	111	95	77	61	55
Tue	56	108	110	116	97	150	150	155	141	137	118	105	124	115	84	63	59
Wed	57	131	141	121	95	142	157	145	141	136	130	112	139	121	97	65	57
Thu	59	100	128	112	93	155	155	140	124	138	125	111	150	130	105	69	60
Fri	52	102	127	96	96	128	125	139	127	142	125	132	136	135	111	94	65
Sat	52	52	55	59	83	83	97	94	102	113	109	109	111	107	101	84	72
Sun	48	48	48	51	56	75	82	88	90	94	91	95	91	87	88	83	70